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Liz Collins, designer

Pride dress, 2003

Description

Maker

  • Liz Collins, b. 1968, American, (RISD BFA 1991; MFA 1999; RISD Faculty 2003-2013)
  • Gary Graham, b. 1969, American, designer
  • Griz, American, design label

Title

Pride dress

Year

2003

Medium

Cotton, synthetic fiber, wool; plain weave, machine knit-grafted

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • cotton,
  • synthetic fiber,
  • wool

Techniques

  • knit,
  • knitted,
  • plain weave

Dimensions

Center back length: 276.9 cm (109 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Griz

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Liz Collins and Gary Graham

Object Number

2008.75.1

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Phantom of Liberty

May 4 - December 30, 2018

I wanted people to think about the American flag and to see it defaced on the ground, walked on, as a way to express my pain surrounding the contemporaneous war in Iraq and to consider the ramifications and meaning of patriotism gone awry.

My work is materially and process driven, and the fabric that I make, manipulate, or embellish is at the core of my process. In this piece I was motivated not only by the act and history of knitting itself (one richly intertwined with gender and labor), but the emotional and physical experiences of queerness. Although it seems chaotic, the process is tightly structured and technically rigorous at its core. –Liz Collins

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Pride dress with the accession number of 2008.75.1. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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